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. >> if mitch mcconnell is going to draw that line in the sandy it's going to be recipe for more grid lock. during the campaign when the -- you saw the republican candidate and paul ryan talking about all of those tax breaks and loopholes in the tax codes, that benefit wealthy people, guess what, they're still there. through tax reform we can raise more revenue matched by additional cuts. >> with republican leaders still clearly prepared to use the debt ceiling as leverage, nancy pelosi explained what she would do if she were in president obama's shoes. >> why do we go through this kind of exercise that embarrass everyone. >> ask the republicans. we always passed the debt ceiling when president bush was president. there should be -- this is a conversation where there should be no doubt. in fact, if i were president, i would use the 14th amendment which says that united states will always be -- >> you would go ahead and do it. >> but the congress hasn't incurred much of this debt. >> more on the president's big january agenda the white house is considering comprehensive plans to crack
. >> if mitch mcconnell is going to draw that line in the sandy it's going to be recipe for more grid lock. during the campaign when the -- you saw the republican candidate and paul ryan talking about all of those tax breaks and loopholes in the tax codes, that benefit wealthy people, guess what, they're still there. through tax reform we can raise more revenue matched by additional cuts. >> with republican leaders still clearly prepared to use the debt ceiling as leverage, nancy...
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president obama signed into law a $9.7 billion sandy relief package. it was the first legislative package of the new congress. lawmakers will consider a $51 billion relief bill on january 15th. some people were outraged that house speaker boehner cancelled a vote tuesday on the entire aid package. sandy devastated parts of the northeast more than two months ago. >>> earlier i spoke with our political regulars. both are cnn contributors. a senior writer for espn, anna is a republican strategist. we talked about the fiscal cliff and the strategizing that newt gingrich did this morning on meet the press. he said the process has become a complete diversion from what's really important. >> we're going to spend 60 days or 90 days totally fixated on the media on the next big crisis. and the crisis will go down to the white house, and it will be secret meetings, and we'll produce 2400 pages that no one will have read. >> he called it a distraction. no one really seems happy with what happened or how it happened. is this how things are going to get done in wash
president obama signed into law a $9.7 billion sandy relief package. it was the first legislative package of the new congress. lawmakers will consider a $51 billion relief bill on january 15th. some people were outraged that house speaker boehner cancelled a vote tuesday on the entire aid package. sandy devastated parts of the northeast more than two months ago. >>> earlier i spoke with our political regulars. both are cnn contributors. a senior writer for espn, anna is a republican...
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what about relief for the victims of hurricane sandy? we are going to talk to congressman of new jersey about those who are still waiting for billions that they need. >>> and what about gun regulation in the wake of the newtown tragedy? a first look at what we might see in washington. all of that plus mr. karzai comes to washington with 68,000 americans on the ground in afghanistan right now. how many will there be there 18 months from now? >>> mitch mcconnell leaving new doubt that republicans are ready to play hard ball in the battle over raising the debt ceiling. as president obama returned to washington from hawaii the senate republican leader ruled out raising tax revenues and said the white house should start working with congress immediately to cut spending. the kentucky republican would not rule out shutting down the government. >> it is a shame that we have to use whatever leverage we have in congress to get the president to deal with the biggest problem in the future and that is our excessive spending. >> peter alexander standi
what about relief for the victims of hurricane sandy? we are going to talk to congressman of new jersey about those who are still waiting for billions that they need. >>> and what about gun regulation in the wake of the newtown tragedy? a first look at what we might see in washington. all of that plus mr. karzai comes to washington with 68,000 americans on the ground in afghanistan right now. how many will there be there 18 months from now? >>> mitch mcconnell leaving new...
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a larger sandy aid package will have to wait. lawmakers will consider $51 billion relief bill on january 15th. some people were outraged after house speaker boehner canceled a vote tuesday on the entire aid package. sandy devastated parts of the northeast more than two months ago. >>> syria's president bashar al assad got a standing ovation today moments before he gave a rare public speech. assad said he's standing firm against global calls for him to step down. he laid out his own plan for dealing with syria's civil war. a u.s. state department spokeswoman says assad's plan is detached from reality and assad should resign immediately. >>> pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected u.s. drone strike killed 17 people today. today's attack follows two suspected u.s. drone strikes last week that killed 15 people, including a taliban commander with ties to the pakistani military. demonstrators protested against drone strikes thursday and burned a u.s. flag. >>> well, the man accused in one of the country's worst mass murders go
a larger sandy aid package will have to wait. lawmakers will consider $51 billion relief bill on january 15th. some people were outraged after house speaker boehner canceled a vote tuesday on the entire aid package. sandy devastated parts of the northeast more than two months ago. >>> syria's president bashar al assad got a standing ovation today moments before he gave a rare public speech. assad said he's standing firm against global calls for him to step down. he laid out his own...
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you've already had a vote on the house side on the sandy insurance, the superstorm, but what's your first impression? >> well, it's -- it's exciting. it's an exciting time. we have family and about 80 people from our district in town, but it's also a very sobering time to be coming to congress because there's so many challenges facing us, most particularly the spending issue. we've got a huge spending problem in this country, and so, you know, while i'm excited for this new opportunity, i'm hopeful that we can find ways to work together. i'm also, you know, coming into this with a little bit of anxiety about the challenges facing us. >> and you have been on capitol hill as a staffer for many years so it's not a totally strange place to you. it's a strange place, but not totally strange. senator, how have you found it? >> you know, it's an interesting place because i think there is a sense from the outside that it's so, you know, there's so much conflict and people don't get along and you really don't sense that here, but i'm hoping that we can start this new congress with a new sense of c
you've already had a vote on the house side on the sandy insurance, the superstorm, but what's your first impression? >> well, it's -- it's exciting. it's an exciting time. we have family and about 80 people from our district in town, but it's also a very sobering time to be coming to congress because there's so many challenges facing us, most particularly the spending issue. we've got a huge spending problem in this country, and so, you know, while i'm excited for this new opportunity,...
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the same week we were supposed to vote to provide the victims of hurricane -- superstorm sandy relief -- they're all suffering, millions of folks. a bipartisan bill passed in the senate with over 60 votes. republicans and democrats, to provide the $60 billion in relief that governor cuomo and christie said we need. republicans would not allow the bill to come to a vote. and today we are watching the victims in those four states of new york, new jersey, pennsylvania, and i forgot the fourth state, i apologize, connecticut, suffer as a result of this. >> and why is there no outrage that politicians as usual use a real disaster to lard up a bill with a bunch of special interest gimmes that have nothing to do with the victims of sandy? why isn't there any outrage about that? >> this is the problem. clearly this will distinguish the two parties. that bill, 64% of it did not spend out in the next two years. 31% of it had nothing, nothing, zero to do. the train came through and the boys said, let's throw the pork on the train. it came out of the senate as exactly why the country is now sick.
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. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: it's been nearly four weeks since the sandy hook shootings, and said for the first time since then, the connecticut legislature was back in session. governor dan malloy made on emotional plea to lawmakers some of them from newtown itself a plea to take action in memory of the victims. >> and yet in the midst of one of the worst days in our history, we also saw the best of our state. teachers and a therapist that sacrificed their live pros texting students. a principal and school psychologist that ran into harm's way. our brave connecticut state troopers, newtown's local law enforcement and firemen and others that responded courageously when called upon. sorry. >> jennifer: it's okay. it's heart breaking. but it also offers some hope that connecticut will move forward on gun control legislation whether or not washington does. and it's not just connecticut. in new york governor andrew cuomo also called for strengthening gun laws including ban on assault weapons. >> we are proposing today common sense measured. and i say to you forget the extremists. it's
. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: it's been nearly four weeks since the sandy hook shootings, and said for the first time since then, the connecticut legislature was back in session. governor dan malloy made on emotional plea to lawmakers some of them from newtown itself a plea to take action in memory of the victims. >> and yet in the midst of one of the worst days in our history, we also saw the best of our state. teachers and a therapist that sacrificed their live pros texting...
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sandy devastated parts of the northeast two months ago. lawmakers will consider a $51 billion aid package on january 15th. >> half of the residents of long beach, new york, remain homeless and still came out to say good-bye to a landmark. thousands witnessed the start of the demolition of the two-mile long brdwalk, damaged beyond repair by sandy. it will cost an estimated $25 million. the new bored walk should be ready in time for summer. >>> five men accused of brutally gang raping and killing a woman in india will appear in court. the five are charged with murder, rape and kidnapping the 23-year-old woman last month. they will appear in a fast-track court designed to expedite cases. two men are now on their tenth day of a hunger strike in new delhi demanding capital punishment for the accused rapists >>> the man accused in one of the country's worst mass murders goes to court. a judge will decide whether there is enough evidence for 25-year-old james holmes to stand trial. he faces more than 150 counts, including first-degree murder and
sandy devastated parts of the northeast two months ago. lawmakers will consider a $51 billion aid package on january 15th. >> half of the residents of long beach, new york, remain homeless and still came out to say good-bye to a landmark. thousands witnessed the start of the demolition of the two-mile long brdwalk, damaged beyond repair by sandy. it will cost an estimated $25 million. the new bored walk should be ready in time for summer. >>> five men accused of brutally gang...
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this is why the silence of those children killed at sandy hook elementary school must continue to speak loudly until action is taken in relation to gun safety and gun violence across this nation. thanks so much for watching. chris matthews and "hardball" is next. >>> the folks that brought you the iraq war. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with this. the folks who quack for iraq have a knack for bad ideas. they pushed us into war ten years ago, they made their case with lies and half truths and flimflam. we had to get revenge for 9/11 so let's attack iraq even though it was al qaeda that hit the twin towers and the pentagon. we have to attack iraq because we've got evidence they have weapons of mass destruction, wmd, even if there's no evidence they have nuclear weapons and it would turn out they didn't have chemical or biological either. we have to attack iraq, the hawks, they promised it would bring peace between israel and the palestinians. the road to jerusalem runs through baghdad it was said. what we've got instead is the
this is why the silence of those children killed at sandy hook elementary school must continue to speak loudly until action is taken in relation to gun safety and gun violence across this nation. thanks so much for watching. chris matthews and "hardball" is next. >>> the folks that brought you the iraq war. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start with this. the folks who quack for iraq have a knack for bad...
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let me ask you this congress has approved some aid for kmirnts hit by sandy and is considering more, maybe a lot more what are the biggest needs you see? >> some of the biggest needs i see in the community is perhaps more coordination of efforts to match folks who perhaps have fallen through the contracts. some of the elderly or some of the folks trying to work on the homes themselves, match them with resources or volunteer groups that can come in and help them with either demolition or reconstruction. some of the supplies to we have been receiving through agencies such as the red cross or encore, the united methodist community of relief, or other areas are being passed through, but a lot of the island is still like a war zone. there are parts that are just opening up this week. there are parts where folks have not seen their homes. and there are places where folks just have no home to go back to. there's nothing there but sand where once stood their house and their home and everything they owned. >> mm-hmm. >> at least this package -- i'm sorry. >> no i was just gonna say as a resul
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they'll be disappointed where they were digging out for sandy. when you have to spend money on a generator and your roof has fallen in, you're not going to go shopping at a mall. >> eliot: we are infatuated with what goes on in washington, but it may not percolate out to the rest of the economy as much. >> in december consumers were doing their thing. buying dollars, going to work, and companies were doing their thing. those who have more orders and whose businesses are expanding are adding people regardless of whether the marginal tax rate is going to be 36% or 39%. >> eliot: that's right. 36% versus 39% when you had demand and orders to fill. that matters. i can tell that you from my priority life as well. that's why it was overplayed. back to cars cars, they reached the end of their utility. you have to buy a car after ten years. as the age of the fleets got older, people are now going back to fill them. >> yes, an analyst referred to our car fleet as a rolling junk yard. the average age of a vehicle on the road is 10 or 11 years. first of all
they'll be disappointed where they were digging out for sandy. when you have to spend money on a generator and your roof has fallen in, you're not going to go shopping at a mall. >> eliot: we are infatuated with what goes on in washington, but it may not percolate out to the rest of the economy as much. >> in december consumers were doing their thing. buying dollars, going to work, and companies were doing their thing. those who have more orders and whose businesses are expanding...
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man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. ♪ >> would you take a picture of this quickly? >> how old are you? >> 15. >> remember, no serious guys until you're 30. >> if you need any help on your pecs, let me know. look at that guy. anyone else want to be sworn in as a senator? >> mommy. >> look, look. that's a democrat, i know, but it's okay. >> spread your legs, you're going to be frisked. >>> vice president biden having some fun there swearing in the new senators on capitol hill, and we are joined now by three rising stars of this new congress, democratic senator heidi heitkamp, who surprised so many in the political world by winning in north dakota, a state where mitt romney beat president obama by almost 20 points, republican con
man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. ♪ >> would you take a picture of this quickly? >> how old are you? >> 15. >> remember, no serious guys...
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first jon stewart tries to grapple with the house republicans who voted against hurricane sandy relief money. it's not easy. >> a couple months ago america was hit by two major disasters, one of them natural, hurricane sandy, and one of them somewhat manmade, the republican majority in the house of representatives. now, the second of those disasters is pretty much making it impossible to clean up the first one. >> 67 republicans voted against $9.7 billion in aid for victims of superstorm sandy. >> what possible reason could you have for voting against aid to hurricane victims by way of a flood reimbursement fund? what did the eastern seaboard ever do to any of you? >> paul ryan joins 66 other republicans in voting against it. >> okay, well, i know what the eastern seaboard did to him. look, republicans, i get -- i get that you're the party of limited government. but we're not talking about obama care here. this is two paragraphs giving aid to people in need, and you still couldn't bring yourselves to vote for it because of some stupid principle that you yourselves only occasionally liv
first jon stewart tries to grapple with the house republicans who voted against hurricane sandy relief money. it's not easy. >> a couple months ago america was hit by two major disasters, one of them natural, hurricane sandy, and one of them somewhat manmade, the republican majority in the house of representatives. now, the second of those disasters is pretty much making it impossible to clean up the first one. >> 67 republicans voted against $9.7 billion in aid for victims of...
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man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. >>> i helped close the government twice. it actually worked. bill clinton came in and said the year of big government is over after two closures. not before. >> wow, the expert on government closing, newt gingrich. we're back. but some republicans are acting like it's 1995 again. conservatives are actually talking about shutting down the government to get their desired spending cuts. >> i believe that government shutdown gave us the impetus as we went forward to push toward some serious compromise. i believe it drove bill clinton in a very bipartisan direction. we also balanced the budget for the first time in four years, 1997, 1998, 1999. when i left, we had nearly a $200 billion surplus. >>
man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. >>> i helped close the government twice. it actually worked. bill clinton came in and said the year of big government is...
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. >>> and new details in the sandy hook elementary massacre. some details about what the shooter was actually wearing that morning. this is $100,000. we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much. i appreciate it. i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take to watch your money? if your bank takes more money than a stranger, you need an ally. ally bank. your money needs an ally. i haven't thought about aspirin for years. aspirin wouldn't really help my headache, i don't think. aspirin is just old school. people have doubts about taking aspirin for pain. but they haven't experienced extra strength bayer advanced aspirin. in fact, in a recent survey, 95% of people who tried it agreed that it relieved their headache fast. what's different? it has micro-particles. enters the bloodstream fast and rushes relief to the site of pain. visit fastreliefchallenge.com today for a special trial offer. >>> our second story "outfront," raising your taxes a lot more. the ink is barely dry on the bill to aver
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you saw the fight break out in the delay over hurricane sandy relief funding. take a look at how the fiscal cliff vote broke down by region. the fiscal cliff vote. john writes about it in "the new republic." i love these numbers. all in all, 85 republicans voted for the senate resolution and 151 voted against it. the opposition was centered in the old south. southern republicans opposed the measure by 83 to 10. 83 to 10 down south. the delegations from alabama, mississippi, georgia, virginia, tennessee, and south carolina were unanimously opposed. in the east, the northeast, house republicans were 24 to 1 in favor, with new york and pennsylvania unanimous. well, the danger for the gop is it's becoming a religious sectional ultraconservative party great at winning and holding gerrymandered seats but too willing to sacrifice entire regions of the country. former congressman chris shays is a republican from connecticut, and howard fineman is editorial director of "the huffington post" as well as an msnbc political analyst and our pal and my pal. look, chris shays,
you saw the fight break out in the delay over hurricane sandy relief funding. take a look at how the fiscal cliff vote broke down by region. the fiscal cliff vote. john writes about it in "the new republic." i love these numbers. all in all, 85 republicans voted for the senate resolution and 151 voted against it. the opposition was centered in the old south. southern republicans opposed the measure by 83 to 10. 83 to 10 down south. the delegations from alabama, mississippi, georgia,...
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the house is set to vote on additional sandy aid. worth nearly $52 billion on january 15th. the senate is recessed until the 21st. >>> president obama and the fi
the house is set to vote on additional sandy aid. worth nearly $52 billion on january 15th. the senate is recessed until the 21st. >>> president obama and the fi
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. >>> and new details in the sandy hook elementary massacre. some details about what the shooter was actually wearing that morning. [ male announcer ] when was the last time something made your jaw drop? campbell's has 24 new soups that will make it drop over, and over again. ♪ from jammin' jerk chicken, to creamgouda bisque. see what's new from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. but they haven't experienced extra strength bayer advanced aspirin. in fact, in a recent survey, 95% of people who tried it agreed that it relieved their headache fast. visit fastreliefchallenge.com today for a special trial offer. i need you. i feel so alone. but you're not alone. i knew you'd come. like i could stay away. you know i can't do this without you. you'll never have to. you're always there for me. shh! i'll get you a rental car. i could also use an umbrella. fall in love with progressive's claims service. and his new boss told him two things -- cook what you love, and save your money. joe doesn't know it yet, but he'll work his way up from busser
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he said it was nothing compared to superstorm sandy. excuse me, sir i'm gonna have to ask you to power down your little word game. i think your friends will understand. oh no, it's actually my geico app...see? ...i just uh paid my bill. did you really? from the plane? yeah, i can manage my policy, get roadside assistance, pretty much access geico 24/7. sounds a little too good to be true sir. i'll believe that when pigs fly. ok, did she seriously just say that? geico. just click away with our free mobile app. >>> 14 -- oh, just about 15 minutes past the hour. he's trying to urge fellow senators to pass aid for victims of superstorm sandy and in hot water after saying this. >> we are now past two months with people of new york and the people of new orleans and that area, they were hurt but nothing in comparison to what's happened to the people in new england. >> oh. those comments came as part of a broader statement where reid said congress approved aid for katrina victims in ten days but taken more than two months for those hit by sandy
he said it was nothing compared to superstorm sandy. excuse me, sir i'm gonna have to ask you to power down your little word game. i think your friends will understand. oh no, it's actually my geico app...see? ...i just uh paid my bill. did you really? from the plane? yeah, i can manage my policy, get roadside assistance, pretty much access geico 24/7. sounds a little too good to be true sir. i'll believe that when pigs fly. ok, did she seriously just say that? geico. just click away with our...
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. >>> and new details in the sandy hook elementary massacre. some details about what the shooter was actually wearing that morning. ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married, they'll find some retirement people who are paid on salary, not commission. they'll get straightforward guidance and be able to focus on other things, like each other, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. ♪ nice sweater. thank you. ♪ thank you. so if ydead battery,t tire, need a tow or lock your keys in the car, geico's emergency roadside assistance is the
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would the armed person have prevented the sandy hook tragedy in your mind? >> let me give you the background? virginia there are 1980 public schools. we have 552 armed police guns there are about 860 security personnel who are from private agencies. they do not have guns. the purpose is if there is god forbid a situation like there was in connecticut, none of us can imagine what those families are going through, but i want to do something to help prevent the sorrow from spreading. if a person is trained to respond, it would cut these things short, and reduce the amount of killing. the one characteristic is that most of them if not all of them are so-called gun-free zones. the guy in aurora colorado there were seven theaters that were playing batman and he went to the only theater with signed posted no gun zone. we have those in all of our schools. israelis have done this in their states. utah has had armed teachers for 12 years, and there have been no incidents at all. >> jennifer: i mean i -- i appreciate trying to figure out a solution to this very very di
would the armed person have prevented the sandy hook tragedy in your mind? >> let me give you the background? virginia there are 1980 public schools. we have 552 armed police guns there are about 860 security personnel who are from private agencies. they do not have guns. the purpose is if there is god forbid a situation like there was in connecticut, none of us can imagine what those families are going through, but i want to do something to help prevent the sorrow from spreading. if a...
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man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. sfwlimplgts teed tucson marks the second anniversary of the gabby giffords shooting with a ringing of bells and a renewed call to action from giffords and her husband astronaut mark kelly. announcing the formation of a new group americans for responsible solutions, giffords and kelly said the group will be dedicated to raising money to match the nra and gun lobbyists and both their reach and resource. an usa today op ed they spoke for urgent need for action. in response to a horrific series of shootings that have sewn terror in our communities, victimized tens of thousands of americans, and left one of its own bleeding and near death in a parking lot, congress has done something quite extraord
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founded by mike bloomberg is going on air with a tv ad that will run on cable in a limited and invoke sandy hook and features the mother of the youngest victim of the tucson shooting. >> my 9-year-old daughter was murdered in the tucson shooting. i have one question for our political leaders. when will you find the courage to stand up to the gun lobby? whose child has to die next? to every mother, we cannot wait. >> bloomberg appeared on "morning joe" a few moments ago to talk more about his effort. >> nobody is trying to take away your gun. no one is trying to take away your right to go hunting or target shooting or have protection in your home. simply, trying to have some reasonable things so people aren't killed. >> how successful will victims' groups be at building political pressure? a different way about going about it. passing gun control legislation will be political. by the way, yesterday gun rights groups announced a "gun appreciation day" two days before president's inauguration to turn out in mass at gun shows, ranges and shows from coast to coast. >>> up next, the war over word
founded by mike bloomberg is going on air with a tv ad that will run on cable in a limited and invoke sandy hook and features the mother of the youngest victim of the tucson shooting. >> my 9-year-old daughter was murdered in the tucson shooting. i have one question for our political leaders. when will you find the courage to stand up to the gun lobby? whose child has to die next? to every mother, we cannot wait. >> bloomberg appeared on "morning joe" a few moments ago to...
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at least 427 deaths since sandy hook. as we all know in the wake of that tragedy, there has been call for tougher gun safety measures, but the national rifle association is pushing back. enter color of change. regular viewers of the show will remember that color of change is the advocacy group that got big companies like wal-mart, kraft, coca-cola to drop out of alec that conservative organization that drafts legislation for republican lawmakers. a lot of that is driven by the nra. so color of change is using this nra connection to pressure companies to sever all charges with alex again. leading the charge is rashad robinson. welcome back inside "the war room." >> always great to be with you. >> jennifer: which companies are you partying this time? >> right now we're continuing to look at state farm at&t and also now ebay as well. >> jennifer: ebay? >> exactly. ebay. this california company that seems really innocuous, but they are putting money inside of alex, which has continued to carry water for the nra on a wide rang
at least 427 deaths since sandy hook. as we all know in the wake of that tragedy, there has been call for tougher gun safety measures, but the national rifle association is pushing back. enter color of change. regular viewers of the show will remember that color of change is the advocacy group that got big companies like wal-mart, kraft, coca-cola to drop out of alec that conservative organization that drafts legislation for republican lawmakers. a lot of that is driven by the nra. so color of...
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. >>> now we are helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. >> the leading global insurance company here in america. >> everything plus a profit of more than 22 billion for the american people. >> thank you, america. >> so you may have seen that new ad from insurance giant aig which received $182 billion bailout from you, the taxpayers. well, it's been publicly with the high profile tv ad campaign but the rescued company now confirms its board will meet tomorrow considering suing the u.s. government claiming the shareholders were cheated in the bailout deal. michael delmaced reports on this in "the new york times." thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> this brand new ad campaign. >> yeah. >> i noticed it the other day. a great ad. we appreciate what america taxpayers did for us. paid you back with interest. what happened? where did we go wrong? thank you to we may sue you. >> they're considering joining a lawsuit filed by their former ceo claiming the rescue of aig cheated shareholders out of tens of billions of dollars. >> in what way? how can we cheat you if you're fl
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the president signed a $9.7 billion superstorm sandy aid package that money provides money to help the government pay flood insurance claims a week from now, congress will weigh in on an additional $51 billion in sandy aid. >>> a source confirms to cnn the white house is calling seine is doors' offices today to tell them that chuck hagel's nomination for defense secretary is imminent in an effort to help build support for that nomination. administration officials say that nomination will be announced tomorrow. the former senator from nebraska is a vietnam war hero and served on capitol hill for more than a decade but his confirmation process won't be smooth sailing. hageling anered some lawmakers for imposing sanctions on iran. >> chuck hagel, if confirmed to be secretary of defense, would be the most antagonistic secretary of defense towards the state of israel in our nation's history. not only has he said you should directly negotiate with iran, sanctions won't work, that israel must negotiate with hamas, an organization terrorist group that lobs thousands of rockets into israel, he
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man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. i wish my patients could see what i see. ♪ that over time, having high cholesterol and any of these risk factors can put them at increased risk for plaque buildup in their arteries. so it's even more important to lower their cholesterol, and that's why, when diet and exercise alone aren't enough, i prescribe crestor. in a clinical trial versus lipitor, crestor got more high-risk patients' bad cholesterol to a goal of under 100. [ female announcer ] crestor is not right for everyone. like people with liver disease or women who are nursing, pregnant or may become pregnant. tell your doctor about other medicines you're taking. call your doctor right away if you have muscle pain or weakness, fee
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we're not talking about an earthquake or hurricane sandy. it's the disaster created by the republican party's agenda which is highly unpopular and wouldn't ever be considered except for the fact they keep dragging the country again and again into the cliff situations. >> they are self-imposed for sure. one thing being discussed in washington, d.c. is what can be done to curb gun violence in the country, the vice president helming the president's gun task force. they are meeting again today taking on hollywood and gaming industries. the one thing that has been discussed is potentially reestablishing the ban on assault weapons that lapsed in '04, also banning large ammunition clips and of course the increase in the federalized background checks. what do you think is the easiest thing that can be done most likely because we're going to be looking at this in incremental steps? what do you think is going to be the easiest thing to get everybody on to step one? >> there's a fundamental difference here between the two parties. it crosses nra lines
we're not talking about an earthquake or hurricane sandy. it's the disaster created by the republican party's agenda which is highly unpopular and wouldn't ever be considered except for the fact they keep dragging the country again and again into the cliff situations. >> they are self-imposed for sure. one thing being discussed in washington, d.c. is what can be done to curb gun violence in the country, the vice president helming the president's gun task force. they are meeting again...
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. >> today the mayor's anti-illegal guns group is going on air with an ad that invokes sandy hook and features the mother of the youngest victim of that tucson shooting. >> 20 heart-broken families lost a child in the sandy hook school shooting. i know how much it hurts. my 9-year-old daughter was murdered in the tucson shooting. i have one question for our political leaders. when will you find the courage to stand up to the gun lobby? whose child has to die next? >> indeed. the same question could be asked by a mother and father of one of the latest shooting victims in our daily tally of gun casualties, including a 15-year-old girl shot and killed early today in milwaukee. in maryland last night a gunman left one dead and one critically wounded before taking his own life. in ft. myers, florida, a christian school was closed today following a deadly shooting in the school's parking lot on monday. then ra has issued a customary kurt statement saying they'll send a representative to meet with vice president biden on thursday as part of his task force. meanwhile, as the president calls f
. >> today the mayor's anti-illegal guns group is going on air with an ad that invokes sandy hook and features the mother of the youngest victim of that tucson shooting. >> 20 heart-broken families lost a child in the sandy hook school shooting. i know how much it hurts. my 9-year-old daughter was murdered in the tucson shooting. i have one question for our political leaders. when will you find the courage to stand up to the gun lobby? whose child has to die next? >> indeed....
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. >> 20 heartbroken families lost a child in the sandy hook school shooting. i know how much it hurts. my 9-year-old daughter was murdered in the tucson shooting. i have one question for our political leaders. when will you find the courage to stand up to the gun lobby? whose child has to die next? to every mother, we cannot wait. we have to demand a plan. go to demandaplan.org and add your name. >> mayors against illegal guns action fund is responsible for the content in this advertising, which have to demand a plan, concrete action. that message today from the mother of the youngest victim of the tucson mass shooting, which was two years ago today. this is kind of an amazing detail about this. that ad was scheduled to air today in tucson at precisely 10:10 local time, to coincide exactly with the exact time that the shooter in that incident opened fire two years ago. this is serious political pressure. this is not just about raising awareness or something, or seeking donations for groups that will work on this in a generic way. this is about using awareness
. >> 20 heartbroken families lost a child in the sandy hook school shooting. i know how much it hurts. my 9-year-old daughter was murdered in the tucson shooting. i have one question for our political leaders. when will you find the courage to stand up to the gun lobby? whose child has to die next? to every mother, we cannot wait. we have to demand a plan. go to demandaplan.org and add your name. >> mayors against illegal guns action fund is responsible for the content in this...
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the nra claims they have 100,000 new members since that horrific shooting in sandy hook. but isn't it true they care much more about the interests of gun manufacturers as opposed to gun owners and that's an industry worth more than $12 billion a year. that's who then ra represents. >> and it's almost $40 million of annual ccs from gun manufacturers. three-quarters of their corporate support. we know what this game is about. it's scaring the american people to death so they will buy more guns. that's the strategy. it's been the strategy for a long time. >> you represent a constituency in kentucky, republican senate leader mitch mcconnell is a fellow kentuckian. he says he doesn't see congress taking up guns until maybe spring at the earliest. i mean, is that really an appropriate response to what happened in december, december the 14th, when 20 children were riddled with bullets? >> no, i don't think it is. but, you know, when it comes right down to it, we meet so infrequently, there may be -- that may be actually true because there are not that many days for the congress
the nra claims they have 100,000 new members since that horrific shooting in sandy hook. but isn't it true they care much more about the interests of gun manufacturers as opposed to gun owners and that's an industry worth more than $12 billion a year. that's who then ra represents. >> and it's almost $40 million of annual ccs from gun manufacturers. three-quarters of their corporate support. we know what this game is about. it's scaring the american people to death so they will buy more...
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his poll ratings skyrocketed after sandy. he's still in the 70s, a new poll out yesterday, 73% of new jersey residents aprove of the job he's doing in office. all this comes, of course, ten months before governor chris christie is up for re-election. that's another reason why this address and his efforts on sandy are so important to chris christie. >> talk to me about we're all talking about here. most of the rest of the country doesn't care about new jersey's election. they care about 2016. is chris christie going to be a presidential candidate in 2016? what do you know about this? >> listen, a lot of republicans wanted him to run for the nomination this past time. he eventually thought about it, but eventually said no, and endorsed mitt romney as we all know. he was asked about it, possibly running in 2016 in an interview in the "new york star ledger," would he be more prepared this time around? this is what he said, yeah, you're damn right i'd be more ready. look at this, ali, a new poll, we asked republicans, look at it,
his poll ratings skyrocketed after sandy. he's still in the 70s, a new poll out yesterday, 73% of new jersey residents aprove of the job he's doing in office. all this comes, of course, ten months before governor chris christie is up for re-election. that's another reason why this address and his efforts on sandy are so important to chris christie. >> talk to me about we're all talking about here. most of the rest of the country doesn't care about new jersey's election. they care about...
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we had been told that wednesday morning there would be a bill for sandy relief. you know, i have in all the years i've been in congress voted for aid for every region of the country when there's a natural disaster, and we expect the same in the northeast. what infuriates me when my colleagues who represent places like biloxi, mississippi. >> sure. >> or missouri, florida. >> missouri or florida, where we have all voted for aid for those people and they deserved it, and now we deserve it. >> what do you think happened this time around, that there was some sort of regional bias? >> well, i do think that some of my republican colleagues are trying to burnish their credentials against spending, and they want to perhaps see some offsets. you know, we don't need offsets in times of national emergencies or crisis. in the past 20 years this is already the longest any part of the country has had to wait in order to get any help from a natural disaster. it's already been 66 or 70 days, and this hasn't happened that long. with katrina we moved quickly. we've moved quickly i
we had been told that wednesday morning there would be a bill for sandy relief. you know, i have in all the years i've been in congress voted for aid for every region of the country when there's a natural disaster, and we expect the same in the northeast. what infuriates me when my colleagues who represent places like biloxi, mississippi. >> sure. >> or missouri, florida. >> missouri or florida, where we have all voted for aid for those people and they deserved it, and now we...
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man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day women's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for women's health concerns as we age. it has 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day 50+. campbell's has 24 new soups that will make it drop over, and over again. ♪ from jammin' jerk chicken, to creamy gouda bisque. see what's new from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. see what's new from campbell's. is bigger than we think ... sometimelike the flu.fer from with aches, fever and chills- the flu's a really big deal. so why treat it like it's a little cold? there's something that works differently than over-the-counter remedies. prescription tamiflu attacks the flu virus at its s
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man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. to help protect your eye health as you age... would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin totally dedicated to your eyes, from the eye care experts at bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients. ocuvite helps replenish key eye nutrients. ocuvite has a unique formula not found in your multivitamin to help protect your eye health. now that's a pill worth taking. [ male announcer ] ocuvite. help protect your eye health. officemax can help you drive supply costs... down... ...and down. just use your maxperks card and get a case of x-9 paper for only 1-cent after maxperks rewards. find thousands of big deals now... ...at officemax. >>> oh, yes,
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the newtown event and the events in sandy hook was overwhelming. it was a slaughter of the innocence. the crucial turning point of what ought to be a dialogue in three areas and the assault weapons and the high capacity magazine clips should be what we will do about mental health care services for people in this nation. i applaud the vice president and the commission. it appears to be far reaching in scope and my hope is what they will recommend is that we do ban assault weapons and the high capacity clips and we take a look at the mental health services in our schools and professionals and providing greater access to mental health services. to take a look at the loopholes and also we ought to begin. i don't have specifics, but we ought to begin about what are the culturings that glorifies violence. >> he said it doesn't have to be all or nothing and we would rather do something than nothing. we have advocates who point to the same issues with violence and movies and the television industry and the video games. all of those are warranted of our att
the newtown event and the events in sandy hook was overwhelming. it was a slaughter of the innocence. the crucial turning point of what ought to be a dialogue in three areas and the assault weapons and the high capacity magazine clips should be what we will do about mental health care services for people in this nation. i applaud the vice president and the commission. it appears to be far reaching in scope and my hope is what they will recommend is that we do ban assault weapons and the high...
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man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. >>> welcome back. time for the "gut check." star quarterback robert griffin iii reinjured his bad knee in the first quarter yesterday and fell after throwing an incomplete pass and limping and remained in that game and then in the fourth quarter, rg3 falls on the ball after a bad snap and injured the knee again. this time had to leave the game for good. following the 24-14 loss, talk centered around the coach's decision to keep rg3 in that game. >> i talked to robert and robert said to me, he said, coach, there's a difference between being injured abe hurt. he said i'm hurting. i guarantee you i'm not injured. that was enough for me. >> i'm the quarterback of this team. my job is to be out the
man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. >>> welcome back. time for the "gut check." star quarterback robert griffin iii reinjured his bad knee in the...
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>> the nra said they have signed 100,000 new members since the shooting at sandy hook. does that signal the growing support for the nra? all this conversation that we have had in covering this has almost been a commercial for the nra. >> i think the pr folks would like you to think it signals support. they did not show how many members they lost. most importantly the public opinion polls show, that even people who are gun owners themselves think there are rules that can be put in place to make sure it's not easy to go hunting people with assault-style weapons. this is one of those things where unfortunately the role of money and politics in washington means that most of the republicans who get money and endorsements from the nra are really far out of step even with their own constituents. it's a question of whether or not the sort of broad mainstream of the country will be heard and not just about liberal interest groups or gun lobbyists but rather, you know, your mother, your aunt, your father, your neighbor are going to be able to really be represented by the members
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you know, $600 billion in economic damage from hurricane sandy and we're also talking about, you know, not raising taxes enough to actually meet our needs. this is going to be something where every single part of our society is going to have to get on sort of war footing in order to really be responsive to it. fortunately, we still don't see that. >> jonathan chait, the wise jonathan chait writes, the eternal folly of the bipartisan debt fetish. i consider the long-term debt problem a problem we're solving but mass unemployment and climate change are more urgent problems. notably, talk shows have given over little attention to climate change in the last four years and not quoted a single climate scientist during the entire span. we've agreed to make the deficit and budget discussion job number one, priority number one, we spend a disproportionate amount of time talking about it on this show, many other shows, but this is perhaps one of the greatest threats to america and the human race and we're not dealing with it. >> it's exactly what heather said. there isn't a pressing feeling the
you know, $600 billion in economic damage from hurricane sandy and we're also talking about, you know, not raising taxes enough to actually meet our needs. this is going to be something where every single part of our society is going to have to get on sort of war footing in order to really be responsive to it. fortunately, we still don't see that. >> jonathan chait, the wise jonathan chait writes, the eternal folly of the bipartisan debt fetish. i consider the long-term debt problem a...
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tonight in "the war room," more than three weeks have passed since the sandy hook shooting. still no meaningful gun legislation. but still something is happening, the faces who will lead the fight for the remormon has begun to emerge as has the faces of those who will fight against them. some of these faces are new. some are expected, and all of them will play a role in what is going to become one of this country's most passionate and telling debates. >> jennifer: i'd like to start tonight by introducing you to christina taylor green she's an energic third grader with a passion for dancing and baseball. she's the only girl on her little league team, and girl after my own heart she has a keen interest in politics, which is why two years ago today christina taylor green went to meet her congressional representative gabby giffords. on that day the same spray of gunfire that hit giffords killed christina green. the pain of losing a nine-year-old child is simply unimaginable. but her mother is turning her own heartbreak to a call to action in an new ad today. >> the sandy hook sh
tonight in "the war room," more than three weeks have passed since the sandy hook shooting. still no meaningful gun legislation. but still something is happening, the faces who will lead the fight for the remormon has begun to emerge as has the faces of those who will fight against them. some of these faces are new. some are expected, and all of them will play a role in what is going to become one of this country's most passionate and telling debates. >> jennifer: i'd like to...
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house speaker chris donovan. 38 days after she was elected, 20 students and 6 adults were massacred at sandy hook elementary school. and that's in her district. esty says the shooting has refocused her. joining me now, congresswoman, welcome to washington. you're in connecticut this morning. but congratulations on the new job. and let me start out with what you're hearing from what's going on with vice president biden, what the administration is going to propose. what would you like to see from the administration, what would you like to hear from the president when he does his -- when he starts to talk about gun legislation in the next week? >> well, i've been in touch with the vice president. he called me the day after the shooting. i spoke with him again last friday. and i'm hearing from the president and the vice president a strong commitment to i think our shared values as americans, which is to keep our families and our children safe. and that's the bottom line commitment. so we need to get together, find a way to make that true. >> well, what does that mean? does that mean pushing for
house speaker chris donovan. 38 days after she was elected, 20 students and 6 adults were massacred at sandy hook elementary school. and that's in her district. esty says the shooting has refocused her. joining me now, congresswoman, welcome to washington. you're in connecticut this morning. but congratulations on the new job. and let me start out with what you're hearing from what's going on with vice president biden, what the administration is going to propose. what would you like to see from...
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intensifying background checks, but he did not mention semiautomatic assault rifles like those used in sandy hook, aurora, and oregon. what do you conclude from that? >> well, i think we can wait until tuesday to see what actually is on the list. of course -- >> why didn't he mention semiautomatic ar-15 rifles. >> it's a difficult policy question to figure out how to define these things and ban them in a way that worked. 1994 bill clinton passed a ban on assault weapons that was completely, you know, riddled with loopholes and had no real policy impact. it was a tremendous political win and we should talk about that, too, in terms of how obama moves forward in trying to win gun control -- gun safety legislation on the hill, but in terms of trying to figure out the policy end of it, getting it right may take a couple more days. i'd like to see something like that, but you got to do it right because last time it happened, they paid a big political cost for it -- >> without very much in rush return. >> the great philosopher ted nugent has offered this, there will come a time when the law-abidin
intensifying background checks, but he did not mention semiautomatic assault rifles like those used in sandy hook, aurora, and oregon. what do you conclude from that? >> well, i think we can wait until tuesday to see what actually is on the list. of course -- >> why didn't he mention semiautomatic ar-15 rifles. >> it's a difficult policy question to figure out how to define these things and ban them in a way that worked. 1994 bill clinton passed a ban on assault weapons that...